PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The deadly earthquake that leveled Haiti's capital more than two years ago brought a thread of hope: a promise of renewal. With the United States taking the lead, international donors pledged billions of dollars to help the country "build back better," breaking its cycle of dependency....

US and EU pledge 2.75 billion USD in aid to rebuild HaitiUnited States and the European Union pledged Wednesday a combined 2.75 billion USD in aid for rebuilding Haiti following the January earthquake that killed about 200,000 people and devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ...11/26/2016 - 11:16 am | View Link

US Pledge to Help Rebuild Haiti Better and with Transparency FalteringThe deadly earthquake that leveled Haiti’s capital more than two years ago brought a thread of hope: a promise of renewal. With the United States taking the lead, international donors pledged billions of dollars to help the country “build back better ...07/22/2012 - 1:00 pm | View Link

US pledge to rebuild Haiti not being metPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The deadly earthquake that leveled Haiti's capital more than two years ago brought a thread of hope: a promise of renewal. With the United States taking the lead, international donors pledged billions of dollars to help the ...07/20/2012 - 1:00 pm | View Link

US pledge to rebuild Haiti not being metPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The deadly earthquake that leveled Haiti's capital more than two years ago brought a thread of hope: a promise of renewal. With the United States taking the lead, international donors pledged billions of dollars to help the ...07/20/2012 - 1:00 pm | View Link

Nations pledge $5.3 billion to rebuild HaitiThe international community on Wednesday pledged $5.3 billion for earthquake-shattered Haiti over the next two years, launching an ambitious effort to not just rebuild but to transform the hemisphere's poorest nation into a modern state. The amount ...03/31/2010 - 1:00 pm | View Link

The residents of John Glenn's hometown in eastern Ohio say he never forgot where he came from and always made time talk with anyone who wanted to visit.
Flags around New Concord have been lowered and the university where he was a trustee held a moment of silence before a basketball game Thursday after the former astronaut and U.

YANGON (Reuters) - Several Western countries urged Myanmar on Friday to expand humanitarian aid access to its troubled Rakhine State, where at least 86 people have been killed and 22,000 have fled to Bangladesh since the beginning of an army operation in the area.

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer personally intervened behind the scenes to defuse a clash between the Supreme Court and the Senate this week in an effort to ensure the passage of flagship spending cuts that have revived investor confidence.